April retail sales in the United States grew modestly from the month before, but a shift in the timing of Easter seems a prime factor in a slight year-over-year decline, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. Total retail sales in April, excluding those for...
Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor and released by the National Retail Federation, with core retail sales up 0.23% month over month and 2.92% year over year in the month. The figures compared with gains of 0.27% month...
Retail sales continued to grow in February, building off solid gains from January and driven by improved consumer finances, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. The Retail Monitor calculation of core retail sales — excluding restaurants, auto dealerships and gas...
Retail data released by the United States Census Bureau is in line with the assessment recently released by CNBC and the National Retail Federation indicating that while sector sales cooled in January versus December, households outspent year-earlier totals. The...
Strong December retail sales capped off a solid holiday shopping season, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, published by the National Retail Federation. The CNBC/NRF calculation of core retail sales, excluding restaurant, automobile and gasoline revenues,...